SRC-TNM H.B. 2332 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterH.B. 2332
By: Hinojosa (Lucio)
State Affairs
5-15-97
Committee Report (Amended)


DIGEST 

Currently, the board of regents of the University of Texas System has
agreed to participate in a joint effort to build a special events center
on the University of Texas--Pan American campus.  The special events
center will be built to serve the needs of the community and the
university.  H.B. 2332 would allow the board of regents of the University
of Texas System to enter into a contract with any political subdivision
located in Hidalgo County to convey to the political subdivision real
property owned by the University of Texas Pan--American for the
construction of a special events center. 
 
PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 2332 outlines provisions regarding permitting the board
of regents of the University of Texas System to convey certain real
property owned by the University of Texas--Pan American to a political
subdivision located in Hidalgo County for the construction of a special
events center. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Authorizes the board of regents of the University of Texas
System (board of regents) to enter into a contract with any political
subdivision located in Hidalgo County to convey to the political
subdivision an interest in real property owned by the University of
Texas--Pan American. Sets forth requirements of the board of regents as a
condition of a contract entered into under this Act to establish a special
events center.  Requires the board of regents to grant easements to
provide adequate ingress and egress by the public using the special events
center and related facilities. Authorizes the contract for conveyance to
contain other consideration mutually agreeable to the board of regents and
the political subdivision.  Provides that if the special events center and
related facilities are abandoned permanently, title to the real property
reverts to the board of regents. Provides that Section 31.159, Natural
Resources Code, shall not apply to a contract entered into under this
section.  

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

Amendment 1.

Page 1, line 9, amends text to insert "an interest in" after "subdivision"
and before "real property."  Page 1, line 12, amends text to strike "the"
and substitute "a."  Page 1, line 13, amends text to insert "to establish
a special events center" after "Act" and before ",the."  Page 2, lines
6-7, amends text to insert a new Subsection (f).